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Italian with Melissa, la studentessa matta; exploring life & language with a crazy linguistFri, 09 Dec 2016 18:01:56 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7Comment on Guest Post Series: Jasmine Mah – Reasons I love Italy and why I learn Italian by Melissa Muldoonhttp://www.studentessamatta.com/guest-post-series-jasmine-mah-reasons-love-italy-learn-italian/#comment-3958
Fri, 09 Dec 2016 18:01:56 +0000http://www.studentessamatta.com/?p=14129#comment-3958Ciao Karenin, I think you should be my next guest in this series! I would love to learn your story too! Che ne pensi? Vuoi scrivere qualcosa? Un abbraccio! Meli
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Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:56:32 +0000http://www.studentessamatta.com/?p=14129#comment-3957What a warmhearted story and I had to laugh at the double-consonant stress – something that is so obvious to an Italian, but somehow so tough for we non-native speakers to pull off…
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Wed, 07 Dec 2016 20:44:18 +0000http://www.studentessamatta.com/?p=14114#comment-3956Beata te! sarebbe bello avere un vestito della marca Fontana! In quale negozio a Oakland hai trovato la giacca? Un negozio “vintage”. (abito vicino a Oakland quindi… 😉 )
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Wed, 07 Dec 2016 20:40:25 +0000http://www.studentessamatta.com/?p=13219#comment-3955Brava! the main thing to get out of the first episode is that the protagonist – Theresa – arrives in Milan via train from a small town in the south of Italy. She is escaping from an untrustworthy fidanzato (the mayor’s son) who has cheated on her. She goes to stay with her uncle who is a merchant of fabrics and a tailor. Right off the bat, just a few steps off the train, Theresa meets the Signor Mori the owner of the “Paradiso delle Signore” the fancy new department store that is revolutionizing the way people shop in Milan – putting at risk smaller shop keepers like Theresa’s uncle. (Mori intervenes when a thief tries to steal her suitcase.)

The story opens too with Theresa’s Uncle being arrested for burning one of Mori’s delivery vans – furgoni. He claims he is innocent, but of course he did it. Theresa, believing her uncle would never do such a thing, rushes to Mori to denounce him and make him release her uncle. Sparks fly between the two. But, Mori says he saw the whole thing, that her uncle is indeed guilty. He tells her if she really wants to help the family – she should get a real job.

So she does. She applies for work at his store – to spite him. There is a “concorso” a competition – trial period for young women to work at Mori’s store. At first Theresa is a total hick, doesn’t know much about fashion and Milan and how the wealthy half live…so it is a challenge for her to catch up and learn the ropes. And the story continues to episode 2…. 😉

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Wed, 07 Dec 2016 20:20:29 +0000http://www.studentessamatta.com/?p=13219#comment-3954Thank you !
Well, I tried to watch the first episode, but I catched only a few words… My italian is rusty ! I’ll try with subtitles, perhaps it would help.
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Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:09:27 +0000http://www.studentessamatta.com/?p=14079#comment-3953I agree, I just feel like he’d be hilarious. And Riccardo Scamarcio circa a few years when I was obsessed with Tre Metri Sopra Il Cielo (I was JUST starting Italian at the time and this was the first full movie and book I read).
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Wed, 07 Dec 2016 07:07:24 +0000http://www.studentessamatta.com/?p=14114#comment-3952Che post interessante! Non sapevo la storia dell’abito da sposa di Audrey Hepburn. Ho una giacca Sorelle Fontana che ho comprato in un negozio di Oakland e mi sembra di possedere un pezzo di storia della moda italiana.
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Fri, 02 Dec 2016 19:21:24 +0000http://www.studentessamatta.com/?p=14098#comment-3951Very interesting. I haven’t ever read anything by Sciacca, but his classification of men intrigues me – spot on. Thanks!
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Fri, 02 Dec 2016 13:05:06 +0000http://www.studentessamatta.com/?p=14098#comment-3950What a fascinating post. Thank you!
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Tue, 29 Nov 2016 16:53:33 +0000http://www.studentessamatta.com/?p=13219#comment-3949Ciao Aude, “Il paradiso delle signore” is only in Italian, mi dispiace. It is a RAI program. It is out on DVD now and you can find it on the Amazon.it site. The DVD offers the option of viewing in Italian or in Italian with subtitles in Italian for the hard of hearing.

This is such a fun series. They are currently working on Season II which is due out soon. You will have to learn Italian quickly so you can enjoy it! 🙂 Happy to help!

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Tue, 29 Nov 2016 12:30:44 +0000http://www.studentessamatta.com/?p=13219#comment-3948Hi Melissa, your review makes me wish I could watch this show, but I don’t speak italian, and I can’t find the episodes in english, or french, or even subtitles. Do you know if they’re available in english on dvd ? Thanx
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Mon, 28 Nov 2016 20:24:02 +0000http://www.studentessamatta.com/?p=14079#comment-3947Me too Karen! I almost got the chance! I was to cover a film fest in Toronto and was going to interview him, but I got the flu!

Thanks for you kind words! 🙂

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Mon, 28 Nov 2016 17:11:58 +0000http://www.studentessamatta.com/?p=14079#comment-3946Wow! It’s wonderful how your passion refuels itself with these great opportunities to meet the film stars you love. They clearly recognize and appreciate your enthusiasm for their work and it’s a positive experience for everyone. Very impressive.
(By the way, personally, I’d love to meet Checco Zalone.)
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Sat, 26 Nov 2016 20:29:21 +0000http://www.studentessamatta.com/?p=14055#comment-3945Una bella esperienza, ti ringraziamo. Vale la pena a visitare il vigneto, ascoltare la musica e gustare il vino!
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Wed, 23 Nov 2016 07:53:23 +0000http://www.studentessamatta.com/?p=14055#comment-3944Interessante. So next it would be interesting to see if changing composers or style of music would have an effect. And then there’s the question of intelligence… does the “Mozart Effect” carry over to plants as well?
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